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(February 2004)

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Martin Founding member
Just watching The World Today there to find Deborah MacKenzie presenting, she done the overnight shift between 12-5 also. Was there problems trying to find someone to cover for David Eades? Just thought it a bit unusual to find the same newsreader do both shifts in one night.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
Martin posted:
Just watching The World Today there to find Deborah MacKenzie presenting, she done the overnight shift between 12-5 also. Was there problems trying to find someone to cover for David Eades? Just thought it a bit unusual to find the same newsreader do both shifts in one night.


David Eades is in Greece for the election coverage - not sure why they coudn't find anyone else - Mike Embley did a few days on BBC World last week, plus Saturday and Sunday morning, so he might not have been available as usual. Don't they usually use someone like David Jessel or Nisha Pillai?
TE
TELEVISION
Philip Cobbold posted:
I don't know quite where to put this, but this thread is probably the most relevant. I've found a behind the scenes image on the net of the last BBC National News Set, with all the lights, and the newsroom backdrop tuned off.
http://www.marksandler.com/media/uk_holiday_2002/images/news_desk_ms.jpg

http://www.marksandler.com/media/uk_holiday_2002/images/news_desk_km.jpg

I just thought people might like to have it, to put with the behind the scenes one of the current studio.


That was such a better studio than the current one, nice desk, layout and it had a REAL newsroom!!!
PE
Pete Founding member
TELEVISION posted:
That was such a better studio than the current one, nice desk, layout and it had a REAL newsroom!!!


well half real, maybe a third.
BE
benjy
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/bbcn6_laptop.jpg

The ugly black brick is back! They must be having serious problems with the silver ones or something. I thought they were mainly for show, though! What does the presenter use them for?
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TELEVISION
benjy posted:
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/bbcn6_laptop.jpg

The ugly black brick is back! They must be having serious problems with the silver ones or something. I thought they were mainly for show, though! What does the presenter use them for?


I would think it would have an itinerary of the programme eg live interviews etc.
BA
Bail Moderator
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/imgbail.jpg

Well they need something to do between each feature.
RO
roo
benjy posted:
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/bbcn6_laptop.jpg

The ugly black brick is back! They must be having serious problems with the silver ones or something. I thought they were mainly for show, though! What does the presenter use them for?

Isn't that for ENPS or whatever system they use Razz so they can see any changes in running order, scripts etc.?
MA
Matrix
benjy posted:
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/bbcn6_laptop.jpg

The ugly black brick is back! They must be having serious problems with the silver ones or something. I thought they were mainly for show, though! What does the presenter use them for?


Well they've got to have something to do when Gardners starts.
Anyway, weren't those the ones used on Grandstand?
FO
Foxpresident
Barney Boo posted:
benjy posted:
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/bbcn6_laptop.jpg

The ugly black brick is back! They must be having serious problems with the silver ones or something. I thought they were mainly for show, though! What does the presenter use them for?

Isn't that for ENPS or whatever system they use Razz so they can see any changes in running order, scripts etc.?


Razz Razz Razz Twisted Evil

LOL .. The last one was funny!!

it's used for ENPS (Electronic News Production System) made by the organisation Associated Press.

I don't know why everybody thinks they use it for Solitaire or games.

Im sure the [computer] network does not have games on the system. Might be wrong, I can't remember.

But it's used for script checking, late running order changes, BREAKING NEWS FLASHES.

They could read it of screen or print it, and pick it up from the printer just by the side of them.

Cool Twisted Evil
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NickyS Founding member
Can be bothered to start a new thread on the Madrid bombs but interesting that once again News 24 have opted out of Breakfast and joined BBC World for rolling coverage. ITN benefitted early on from being able to take CNN pictures.
MO
Moz
Madrid explosions were being covered at 8.10, when I got up, by Sky News, CNN, and itv NC. Was BBC News 24 covering it? No! Crap! Evil or Very Mad

Breakfast HAS to go!

No wonder they dropped the 'News' from 'Breakfast News'!

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